television: drug of a nation

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    Definitly entertainment tv isn't supposed to be "realistic" .. or any form of entertainment.

    The main evil of tv, in my opinion, is that it doesn't challenge or inspire viewers. It appeals to the lowest impulses (materialism, gossip, vanity, voyurism, mindless repetition of old themes, etc..) , and reinforces them.

    But you can't control that. Really. If that's what people want, that's what they want. You can't force anyone to watch intelligent and original programming if they don't want it.

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